RE: ugnet_: Dual citizenship

[J Ssemakula]

Mr. Vukoni,

Speaking of the 'law of the land' (I dare say not too keenly observed by the higher echelons of power in the fabled land, but that is another story...),  I suppose you are aware that one of those laws, the infamous 'Land Act' (against which most sane people fought, but, alas! to no avail) has been amended at least 30 times since it was "passed" or more correctly, rammed down our throats.

Now, as every one knows, I have never pretended to be a lawyer, not even in my wildest dreams. Nonetheless, in glancing at some of the said amendments my curiousity was piqued by Clause 16 of Section 41. Here, check it out for yourself and tell me which "xenophobe" it is aimed at and what it all means (especially, when combined with just mere coincidences like the use of World Bank loans by the Movement to buy land from Ugandans who stayed at home, e.g. put in the Ssese Islands, -- for the mysterious "Vegetable Oil Project"--,  and perhaps coming soon to you very own homeland):-

 16.   Section 41 of the Act is amended-

 (a) by substituting for subsection (5) the following subsection-

 "(5) For the avoidance of doubt, any non-citizen who immediately before  the coming into force of the Constitution held  land  as  lessee  on  conversion within the meaning of the Land Reform Decree, 1975 shall be deemed  to  have continued to hold a lease for ninety nine years from the first day of  June,1975."

 (b) by substituting for subsection (6) the following-

 "(6) Any citizen who holds land under  freehold  or  mailo  tenure  and  who ceases to be a citizen of Uganda,  shall  by  virtue  of  ceasing  to  be  a citizen, cease to hold land under freehold or  mailo  tenure  and  any  such tenure shall automatically and without  any  other  legal  requirement  than this subsection, be converted into a lease  for  a  period  of  ninety  nine years from the date of that person ceasing to be a citizen of Uganda".

PART  III

 Part III seeks to amend Part II of the Act  relating to Land-Holding.

 Clause 16

 Clause 16 seeks to amend section 41 of the Act which relates to  acquisition of land by a non-citizen-

(a) by substituting a new subsection (5).  The effect of  the  amendment  is that non-citizens who immediately  before  the  coming  into  force  of  the Constitution held land as lessees on conversion within the meaning  of  Land Reform Decree 1975 shall be deemed to have continued to hold a lease for  99 years from the 1st day of June, 1975.  This period had earlier been  defined by the Land Reform Decree 1975 but the definition is not saved by  the  Land Act yet the Decree was repealed;

 (b) by substituting for subsection (6) a new subsection (6).  The effect  of  this amendment is that the tenure of the land of a citizen  who  holds  land under freehold or mailo tenure and who ceases to  be  a  citizen  of  Uganda shall by the virtue of the person ceasing to be a citizen  automatically  be converted into a ninety nine years lease commencing on the date that  person ceases to be a citizen.  The difference between the new  provision  and  the previous subsection is that the new provision  is  more  precise  about  the duration of the converted lease.  This is in consonance with article  237(2) (c) of the Constitution;

 (c) by amending subsection (8) (b) to make it clear  that  the  majority  of non citizens referred to in that provision is the  majority  of  members  of the company concerned.

�.

 16.   Section 41 of the Act is amended-

(a) by substituting for subsection (5) the following subsection-

 "(5) For the avoidance of doubt, any non-citizen who immediately before  the coming into force of the Constitution held  land  as  lessee  on  conversion within the meaning of the Land Reform Decree, 1975 shall be deemed  to  have continued to hold a lease for ninety nine years from the first day of  June, 1975."

 (b) by substituting for subsection (6) the following-

"(6) Any citizen who holds land under  freehold  or  mailo  tenure  and  who ceases to be a citizen of Uganda,  shall  by  virtue  of  ceasing  to  be  a citizen, cease to hold land under freehold or  mailo  tenure  and  any  such tenure shall automatically and without  any  other  legal  requirement  than this subsection, be converted into a lease  for  a  period  of  ninety  nine years from the date of that person ceasing to be a citizen of Uganda".

 (c) in subsection (8) by  substituting  for  the  words  "majority  who"  in paragraph (b) the words "majority of members who".

 �.

BAGUMA-ISOKE,

Minister of  State for Water, Lands and Environment,

Holding Portfolio of Minister of Water, Lands and Environment. 

 

Heil the Bald One!

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--- Begin Message --- I do understand the concerns of people who fear being swamped by foreigners if dual citizenship were to be the norm in Uganda.  But much of this fear is misplaced.  Contrary to the assumptions of far too many Ugandans, only a negligible number of the nationals of our neighbors from Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, and Tanzania are dying to emigrate to Uganda.  And so few of those who are already in Uganda wish to become Ugandan citizens.
 
Finally, I think that we must not overlook the hypocrisy of those "Ugandans" (I'll explain the quotes later) who are fomenting xenophobia against an imaginary horde of neighbors waiting to swamp Uganda, whereas they have become citizens of Canada, Denmark, Britain, the United States and other countries where they have resettled.  Their duplicity must be condemned.  Now the explanation I pormised.  According to the letter of the law of the land, the day they became naturalized citizens of their new countries, these xenophobes ceased being Ugandans. 
 
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For once I have no problem nationalizing Rwandans who have been more patriotic to Uganda than most.  If Rwandan nationals have opted to serve Uganda more than their birthplace, why not accord them the dual citizenship if they so wish?   We have Ugandans, or are they, who have chosen to maim and murder their fellow citizens while the so-called Rwandans fought for them, to save lives.  I have so many friends of Rwandan origin and they have never exhibited any sentiments of anti-Uganda.   We have Ugandans of Asian origin, why not extend the same to our neighbors?   How many Ugandan Asians are drafted in the UPDF to defend mother Uganda?  If I can benefit from the dual citizenship and it means Ugandanizing Rwandans, then be it.

 

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Kategaya backs dual citizenship for Uganda

INTERNAL Affairs minister Eriya Kategaya has supported the proposal that the Government grants dual citizenship to Ugandans in the diaspora, reports Jude Etyang.

Kategaya said he supported the proposal since he was a member of the Constituent Assembly (CA) in 1995 although it failed.

�I see no problem with dual citizenship,� Kategaya said while speaking as a guest on the Capital Gang radio talkshow on Saturday morning.

The show was hosted by Robert Kabushenga while the gangsters included Movement director of information Ofwono Opondo, journalist Bernard Tabaire and Jacquelyn Asiimwe.

�As long as those Ugandans in America and Europe send us the money, I do not see why we should deny them just a passport,� Kategaya said.

Kategaya said the CA rejected dual citizenship because there was fear among the members that the Government wanted to use it to grant citizenship to Rwandan citizens who had been living in Uganda.

Kategaya said dual citizenship, which he said is a way of attracting investors, should be raised again for debate in Parliament.


Published on: Monday, 27th January, 2003


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